Health Screenings

Health Screenings

Health Screenings will be
done for students of J. Jensen Elementary during the first few months of
the school year. Screenings will be done during your child's PE class
or at a designated time.

Texas State Law requires that the following screening test be done:

Vision, Hearing & Acanthosis Nigricans:

PK, Kinder, 1st, 3rd, and 5th

(a velvety, thickening of the skin on neck)

All Special Education students
All students new to Sharyland I.S.D

Spinal:

All 5th grade students

All 6th grade students new to Sharyland I.S.D

In addition to the above screens, we also check student's height, weight, and teeth.

Make
sure that your child is at school on the screening days. These
screenings help us to identify possible health problems that could
interfere with your child's success at school.

Please have your child bring any prescribed glasses or contacts
to school for Health Screenings. Your child must be screened with
glasses if they were prescribed by the eye doctor.

Parents are notified if a follow-up is needed by your family physician or pediatrician.

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS SCREENING

This
screening looks for hyperkeratinization of the skin appearing as dark
pigmentation on certain areas of the body. This marker may indicate high
insulin levels. The great thing about this screening is that through
modification of eating habits and exercise, insulin levels can
frequently be lowered. This marker does not mean your child has
diabetes. If the child is found to have this marker, parents will be
notified so that you may follow up with your physician.